Maskaxda dawada (Paeónia officinalis L.) waxa loo magacaabay 1753 oo ah taariikhda iswiidhishka ee Karl Linnaeus sababta oo ah sifooyinkiisa bogsiinta. Tani waa warshad leh ubaxyo cadaan, casaan iyo guduud ah oo u dhashay koonfurta Yurub. Tilmaamaha ugu horreeya ee pion waxaa laga heli karaa 1 c. BC The founder ee botanist ee Theophrastus Giriigga, oo loo yaqaan ubax "Payonios" (daawo).
